Anand Ramlogan

A friend asked on facebook for our thoughts on whether the Opposition has the welfare of the country at heart by defeating the "hanging bill" in Parliament this week.  It triggered the usual discussion about hanging.  Along the way, he said that based on the murder stats from the years around the last set of hangings in T&T, hanging definitely is a deterrent.

With all this talk as to why Mr. James Philbert was fired, my own belief that we are a nation of imitators and followers is being proven each additional day this issue continues to hog headlines. One commentary says:

When I read 'Blow The Whistle'  in the Trinidad Express, I couldn't help but notice that something was missing. Here's the hint: 

...Ramlogan is now issuing a call for all whistle-blowers who want to help in the blanket audit...

Give up? OK, I'll help. It's an article that goes in depth about what a group is investigating that notes that they are looking for whistle-blowers...

Politics and by extension political office, carries with it onerous burdens that more times than not is thankless. When considering running for public office one must consider this seriously and the public should also have this awareness and admire those who do. It never, ever ends well and the final price is usually public shame, ostracization, jail and sometimes, death. Just ask Bas and Patos.

I wish that someone in authority would specify whether the property tax itself will be rescinded or whether it is simply the reforms passed last year. The PP Manifesto indicates that this is the Property Tax itself by stating: "We will rescind the property tax." That's item 3 in the list of promises.

And the definition of 'rescind' is fairly clear.

There has been plenty of talk regarding Anand Ramlogan's comments on Winston Dookeran as compared to Kamla Persad-Bissessar, where Mr. Ramlogan commented that Winston Dookeran and his lack of charisma and/or passion  would not bring change to Trinidad and Tobago - thus explaining his personal motive for switching from the Congress of the People (COP) to the United National Congress (UNC-A).